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Fri · 5 Jun 2026

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📅 PUBMED DAILY TRIAGE — 2026-06-05

Window: 2026-06-04T09:00:00Z → 2026-06-05T09:00:00Z (CRDT) Topics scanned: 10 | Articles reviewed: ~57 candidates | Classified: 26 High priority: 4 | Standard: 18 | Low/archive: 4 | Unsolicited finds: 1 Run status: SUCCESS


🔴🟠 HIGH PRIORITY (8+) — Best Finds by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies + CBC/ML Diagnostics (T1+T2)

TR-2026-06-05-001 · PMID 42242261 · FIBOM-AI: Prediction of bone marrow fibrosis from CBC in myeloproliferative neoplasms · 9/10 🟢

Lancet Haematol multicentre ML study (n=2488 retrospective, n=493 prospective, 18 centres) demonstrates XGBoost model predicts BM grade 2–3 fibrosis from CBC + age with AUC 0.92 on external validation and 98.6% rule-out sensitivity prospectively — a direct, low-cost alternative or triage tool to invasive bone marrow biopsy in MPN.

Novel Therapeutics: Immunotherapy (T6)

TR-2026-06-05-002 · PMID 42243329 · Intratumoral bicarbonate as PD-1 blockade adjuvant in HCC · 8/10 🟠

Prospective clinical study (ChiCTR2100053537, n=30) of Tislelizumab + intratumoral 5% NaHCO3 in advanced HCC: ORR 93.3% (CR 53.3%, PR 40%), median PFS 31 months, OS not reached — extraordinary response rates via novel cGAS-STING/ICD mechanism. Requires large RCT confirmation.

Early Cancer Detection / Liquid Biopsy (T3)

TR-2026-06-05-003 · PMID 42243561 · Post-neoadjuvant ctDNA MRD in TNBC: systematic review and meta-analysis · 8/10 🔴

Meta-analysis of 22 studies (4 contribute primary estimate) finds ctDNA MRD positivity after neoadjuvant therapy associated with pooled HR 4.63 (95% CI 3.07–6.98, I²=0%) for recurrence-related outcomes in TNBC with residual disease — supports ctDNA as guidable MRD marker for escalation decisions.

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics (T4)

TR-2026-06-05-004 · PMID 42243600 · BrcaDetect: interpretable ultrasound AI for early breast cancer · 7/10 🔴 (HIGH by flag)

BrcaDetect integrates US images, BI-RADS, and demographics across 5 hospitals (n=3048); AUC 0.989 in training, 0.826 external; radiologist accuracy improved 6% (0.977 vs 0.919, p<0.001) with AI assistance; Grad-CAM + Shapley interpretability differentiates this from prior breast US AI tools.


🟢⚪ STANDARD (5–7) — Top by Topic

Hematologic Malignancies (T1)

Early Cancer Detection / Liquid Biopsy (T3)

AI/ML in Clinical Diagnostics (T4)

Precision Oncology (T5)

Novel Therapeutics (T6)

Cardiovascular-Metabolic (T7)

Rare Diseases (T9)


💡 UNSOLICITED FINDS

TR-011 · PMID 42243831 · Prolonged SAMe exposure associated with poorer breast cancer treatment response (n=1013, PSM-adjusted) · 6/10 · Treatment Innovation [PROMISING_PRELIMINARY]

Sentinel-detected: SAMe hepatoprotection (≥14 days) during adjuvant chemotherapy independently associated with shorter OS/DFS after propensity matching; intratumoral m6A/METTL3/METTL14 elevated in poor-responders. Practice implication for SAMe use in Asia/China if confirmed prospectively.


📊 TODAY'S BREAKDOWN

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By source type: peer_reviewed: 25 | preprint: 1

Topics with zero 8+ articles this run:


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